Thanks to some creative negotiating, Reno, Nevada is now the permanent home of a full-scale, stained glass art installation representing a humpback whale and her calf. Space Whale is a 50-foot-tall, 30,000-pound sculpture made of steel lattice and nearly 2,000 stained glass panels At night the entire piece—located on the grounds of downtown’s City Plaza—lights up from within. Space Whale debuted atBurning Man in 2016, a “testament to family, our relationships with nature, time and space, and our responsibility to preserve our environment.” It’s the work of “monumental” sculptor and…
